soundBlade HD & SE User Manual Table of Contents studioCare Support Program — ............................................................................ 21 Why Do You Need studioCare?: ....................................................................................................21 What Is studioCare?: ......................................................................................................................21 Annual Support & Maintenance Programs: ................................................................................21 On Demand Support Offerings: ....................................................................................................22 Chapter 1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 23 Chapter 2 Quick Start ......................................................................................... 24 2.1 Before You Begin .................................................................................................24 2.1.1 Requirements ........................................................................................................................... 24 2.1.2 Installation And Licensing ....................................................................................................... 25 2.2 General Workflow ................................................................................................26 2.2.1 Creating CDs With soundBlade ............................................................................................... 27 First: Assemble your audio ............................................................................................................... 27 Second: Edit and process segments and tracks ................................................................................... 27 Third: Adjust Crossfades .................................................................................................................... 28 Fourth: Burn the Project to a CD .......................................................................................................... 28 2.3 Step By Step — Exporting Files For EMD .........................................................29 Step 1. Open .......................................................................................................................................... 29 Step 2. Export ........................................................................................................................................ 29 Step 3. Check Your Work! ...................................................................................................................... 32 Chapter 3 Basic Operation ................................................................................. 33 3.1 General Workflow & Explanation of Terms Used ..............................................33 3.2 Project Layout ......................................................................................................34 3.3 Starting a Project: Opening Files .......................................................................37 3.3.1 Opening Projects ...................................................................................................................... 37 3.3.2 Opening Sound Files ................................................................................................................ 38 3.3.3 Adding Your First Sound File ................................................................................................... 38 3.4 Waveforms ...........................................................................................................38 3.5 Auditioning Sound ..............................................................................................39 3.5.1 Playback .................................................................................................................................... 39 3.5.2 Playback from the Edit Point ................................................................................................... 42 3.5.3 Playback from Playhead........................................................................................................... 42 3.5.4 Time Display ............................................................................................................................. 42 3.6 Navigating the Waveform Display .....................................................................43 3.6.1 Scrolling .................................................................................................................................... 44 3.6.2 Zooming .................................................................................................................................... 44 3.7 Selections ............................................................................................................45 3.7.1 Selecting a Region ................................................................................................................... 45 3.7.2 Selecting Segments ................................................................................................................. 47 3.8 Recording Audio ..................................................................................................49 3.8.1 Edit Recording .......................................................................................................................... 50 3.8.2 Initiating a Recording ............................................................................................................... 51 3.8.3 AutoPunch ................................................................................................................................. 51 3.9 Simple Editing .....................................................................................................52 3.9.1 The Fade Tool ............................................................................................................................ 52 3.9.2 Deleting Part of a Sound File ................................................................................................... 54 3.9.3 Splitting a segment into new segments ................................................................................. 56 3.9.4 Manipulating Fades .................................................................................................................. 56 3.9.5 Changing the order of songs ................................................................................................... 56 3.9.6 Simple Track Spacing: AutoSpace ........................................................................................... 58 3.9.7 Exporting Selections & Segments .......................................................................................... 58 3.10 PQ Marks: Defining Metadata ............................................................................60 3.10.1 Inserting PQ Marks Manually .................................................................................................. 60 3.10.2 Moving PQ Marks ..................................................................................................................... 60 3.10.3 Removing PQ Marks ................................................................................................................ 61 3.10.4 Inserting PQ Marks Automatically .......................................................................................... 61 3.10.5 Tracks ......................................................................................................................................... 62 3.10.6 The Marks Button ..................................................................................................................... 62 3.11 Delivery ................................................................................................................62 Page 3 3.11.1 A Check List for Delivery ......................................................................................................... 63 3.11.2 The Mark Info Window ............................................................................................................. 63 Chapter 4 Advanced Editing .............................................................................. 75 4.1 Fade Tool Options ................................................................................................75 4.1.1 Changing Fade Parameters ..................................................................................................... 75 4.1.2 Changing the shape of the Fade ..............................................................................................76 4.1.3 Changing the Fade Duration ................................................................................................... 77 4.1.4 Changing the Fade Type ........................................................................................................... 78 4.2 Edit Fade ..............................................................................................................79 4.2.1 Selections in the Edit Fade Panels ................................................................................................................ 80 4.2.3 Global Modes ................................................................................................................................................. 81 4.2.4 Audition Controls ..........................................................................................................................................